Cardiff City manager Russell Slade does not need to finish in the top six of the Championship to be kept on next season, Vincent Tan has revealed.

The Bluebirds’ boss sees his contract finish in the summer, with his side currently ninth in the table, five points off the play-off places.

Many assumed Slade would need to at least grab a play-off spot to remain as boss into the next campaign, but billionaire businessman Tan, who watched the Bluebirds’ goalless draw at Charlton on the weekend, said he would consider keeping Slade on even if Cardiff do fall short.

And Tan, who on a trip to Cardiff last week outlined measures to see the club debt free by 2021, admitted he was not sure how long he himself would be involved in the Welsh capital club.

Vincent Tan with Russell Slade last week

“At the end of the season, we will all sit down and talk and see what is best with Russell,” said Tan.

“Getting a top six finish would help, but not necessarily. If he does not get it, we can still sit down and discuss what is the best way forward

“I don’t really know how long I will stay at Cardiff, but when the time comes when I have to leave I would hopefully like to find someone better than me to take over. Hopefully.”

The Malaysian businessman also has a share in MLS club Los Angeles FC and he now believes British football could learn a thing or two from America. Indeed, Tan has called for a wage cap to be imposed in the UK.

And he also wants to see a fairer share of the money in the game filtering down from the Premier League to the lower divisions.

“In America in the soccer league, there is a wage cap, they have some good systems there that the UK and Europe should consider,” Tan told Sky Sports News.

“There should be a wage cap so that you don’t have different clubs bidding to sky high levels. It becomes unaffordable for many clubs.

“I think the UK Football League and the Premier League should get together to try to help the Championship and lower leagues. After all, the Championship and League One and League Two provide talent for the Premier League.”